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Patriot militia on September 15 seize Fort …
Years: 1775 - 1775
September
Patriot militia on September 15 seize Fort Johnson, the principal fortification overlooking the Charleston harbor.
Governor William Campbell dissolves the provincial assembly, and fearing for his personal safety, flees to the Royal Navy sloop of war HMS Tamar, leaving the Patriot Council of Safety in control of the provincial capital.
His departure marks the beginning of revolution in South Carolina and the end of British imperial rule over the colony.
Governor William Campbell dissolves the provincial assembly, and fearing for his personal safety, flees to the Royal Navy sloop of war HMS Tamar, leaving the Patriot Council of Safety in control of the provincial capital.
His departure marks the beginning of revolution in South Carolina and the end of British imperial rule over the colony.
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- Germans
- Scottish people
- English people
- Cherokee, or Tsalagi (Amerind tribe)
- Thirteen Colonies, The
- British people
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- South Carolina, Province of (British Colony)
- Patriots (American Revolution)
- Loyalists (American Revolution)
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- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the
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Years: 1775 - 1775
September
Locations
People
Groups
- Germans
- Scottish people
- English people
- Cherokee, or Tsalagi (Amerind tribe)
- Thirteen Colonies, The
- British people
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- South Carolina, Province of (British Colony)
- Patriots (American Revolution)
- Loyalists (American Revolution)
Topics
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- American Revolutionary War, Southern theater of the
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions